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Anyone have a repeat amnio for lung maturity?

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Went in for our amnio today at 36 wks. C section scheduled for saturday (I have diabetes type2 and hypertension and previous stillbirth) if amnio was good. Needed 55--it came back at only 16. Obviously not even close. I can't figure out how much it may rise in a week--anyone have experience here? Anyone's amnio result come back that low and then the next week was good? I'm trying to not freak out (in constant contractions) but mostly just want my little girl out ALIVE--especially after past losses :-( Thanks!

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Well conclusion was-- first amnio at 36wks was only 16. 10 days later it came back at 41. Still not high enough...but close enough to run the second tests. The L/S ratio came back at 3.8%! That is VERY good but the PG was absent. With diabetes they need PG to be present to deliver the baby--but they knew that she was likely ready because of the L/S ratio being so high (and PG can take a long time to show up--even if the lungs ARE ready) SO they just set up the c section for one week later at almost 39 wks. My daughter was born by c section (my 4th section) on 3/29/10 at 8#7oz and 21 inches long. I prayed she would scream just ONCE so I knew she was breathing...she came out screaming her head off! And screamed for the next 20 minutes. They said her lungs were likely more than ready at the last amnio but could not deliver at that time because of diabetes--had to have PG present and it was not (even though it could have been present the very next day!). SO happy she is here and healthy!

Hi! Keep the faith. Amnio is only done once as it can be risky to baby and mommy, I just had one last week, it came back immature and I am 37 weeks. The little ones will grow at their own leisure and the doc's have a pretty good idea of where they should be based on the results. My suggestion would be to make a list of questions and sit down with your doc,. Don't leave until you are satisfied with the answers. Just keep yourself calm and stress free, you will both be ok!

i had a amnio done at 35 weeks it was less then 10 based on the results it changed my due date.instead of july 24th due date it bacame august 3rd any way they are planning to do one again on july 6th to see if her lungs are ready. cause since my due date changed at the time i was only 34 weeks so now the plan is 36 weeks by the new due date hope they are ready cause i just can not do it any more. not to sound selfish but i have to have a surgery right after thats the reason to get her out.

oh and usually they DO try to have only one amnio done--but I ended up having two (technically 3 as the second amnio did not go well and they had to go in twice to get enough fluid) as they thought the lungs would be ready the second amnio..

and I dont' think I'd do another amnio again--they ended up being pointless in the end as we had to wait until 39 weeks to deliver her anyways thanks to the diabetes. We would have delivered at 39 weeks regardless because of past c sections--so really the amnios did nothing for us. Just alot of pain over nothing. We still did not know *for sure* that she'd be ready when born due to the amnio results we received. We just knew it was likely.

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